Get Outdoors

Our simple ideas and inspiration to get outdoors and embrace the winter chill.

1. Find your nearest coastal path and choose a section to walk over a day or weekend. Our favourite walk in Cornwall is from Cot Valley to Sennen Cove. A great way to switch off and leave the day-to-day chores behind.

Top tip – head to the Little Bo Cafe in Sennen for a hot chocolate and then nip across the road to the lifeboat station for some maritime history and inspiration.

2. Research your nearest nature reserve and head to it, for a sneaky peak into the wildlife on your doorstep. Our favourite spot in Cornwall has to be the lookout point at Godrevy Head to spot seals.

Top tip : Head to The Rockpool Cafe where you can park and have a great breakfast before setting off along the coast, past the lighthouse and to Godrevy point. Binoculars are a great idea to get a close up of the beautiful creatures.

3. A great way to spend an afternoon is a refreshing sea swing or surf in the great atlantic. Ok, so it is a little cold but a great way to get the heartbeat racing and there is nothing like a piece of cake and a warm hot chocolate after you get out of the surf.

Here is our little list of inspiration:

Blog Inspiration – See Outside – outdoor lifestyle, adventure and travel publication set up to document outdoor experiences and adventures, with the aim to inspire others to get outside and explore the planet. Link here

Film – Wild – A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy starring Reese Witherspoon.

Book – The Pants of Perspective – How far could you run? Anna McNuff ran 1911 miles along the length of New Zealand. Buy or download here

Film – Tracks – A 2013 Australian drama film directed by John Curran and starring Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver. It is an adaptation of Robyn Davidson’s memoir of the same name, chronicling the author’s nine-month journey on camels across the Australian desert.